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Challenges in Health Care due to Demographic Shift - Coggle Diagram
Challenges in Health Care due to Demographic Shift
Long Term Care
Accesability
Number of facilities
Waitlists
Quality of Care
Issue with for-profit institutions
Mental Health Services
Access
Geographic location
Affordability
Availability
Waitlists
Increasing costs for services
Possible increased taxes for government/OHIP-funded services?
New technologies
Telehealth
May be difficult for older patients
Digital health services (e.g., video, apps)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cuts and lack of funding to public health
Lack of appreciation of importance of surveillance systems
Staffing shortages
Vaccine Hesistancy
Younger generations heavily influenced by what is seen/read on social media --> mis- and disinformation and conspiracy theories
Infodemic
Preventative Medicine and Health Promotion
Obesity
Nutrition
Physical activity
Environmental Health
Impact of pollution and climate change on health of populations
Increasing Costs
Medications
Services in general